Study: Patients should be assessed for frailty before considering multiple surgeries

Patients should be assessed for frailty before having many types of surgery, even if the surgery is considered low risk, a review of two national patient databases shows. Frailty is a clinical syndrome marked by slow walking speed, weak grip, poor balance, exhaustion and low physical activity. It is an important risk factor for death […]

Rural hospital remains entrenched in Covid ‘war’ even amid vaccine rollout

Editor's note: KHN wrote about St. James Parish Hospital in April, when it was experiencing its first surge of Covid-19 patients. Ten months later, we checked in to see how the hospital and its staff were faring. The "heroes work here" sign in front of St. James Parish Hospital has been long gone, along with […]

Can’t sleep without having the TV on? Here’s why that’s so unhealthy

Written by Kayleigh Dray Kayleigh Dray is Stylist’s digital editor-at-large. Her specialist topics include comic books, films, TV and feminism. On a weekend, you can usually find her drinking copious amounts of tea and playing boardgames with her friends. Welcome to Stylist’s Sleep Diaries, where we’re taking a deep-dive into one of the most important […]

Hysone

NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. HYSONE contains the active ingredient hydrocortisone CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about Hysone. It does not contain all of the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor […]

APOHEALTH Sleep Assist

NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. APOHEALTH SLEEP ASSIST Contains the active ingredient doxylamine succinate Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet? Read this leaflet carefully before taking your medicine. This leaflet answers some common questions about APOHEALTH Sleep Assist tablets. It does not contain all the […]

Tofranil

NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. TOFRANIL® 10 mg and 25 mg tablets Imipramine hydrochloride Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about Tofranil. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to […]

Rescuers at risk: Emergency personnel face trauma and post traumatic stress symptoms

A new study in Frontiers in Psychiatry has for the first time, demonstrated differences in the prevalence of post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in different groups of rescue workers and emergency personnel, including firefighters, police officers and psychiatric nurses. The researchers showed that the varying experiences and circumstances these workers encounter, such as handling aggressive people, […]

How to make your first week back at work less stressful

For many people, returning to work after the Christmas break can be a rather stressful and anxiety-inducing prospect. Here’s how to make the transition a little easier. If logging on to Zoom was the last thing you wanted to do this morning, you’re not alone. For many people up and down the country, today marks the […]